Jackson eatery faces water woes again (Wednesday Update)

Nearby water line breaks before noon rush

1:04 PM,
Jan. 8, 2014

Sal & Mookie's co-owner Jeff Good, left, delivers hot pizza to city of Jackson employees Tuesday after they repaired a water main along Taylor Street in Jackson that had knocked out water service to his restaurant.

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Wednesday Update

Temperatures in Jackson crept above freezing Wednesday morning for the first time since Sunday, offering hope that the worst of the polar vortex had passed.It also meant the city's antique water and sewer lines had survived the cold, and now had to weather the warm-up.

Pipes burst across Jackson Tuesday, knocking out service to homes and businesses. In Fondren, Sal & Mookie's New York Pizza and Ice Cream Joint went without water part of Tuesday morning before crews repaired a ruptured pipe near the intersection of State and Taylor streets. ...